Quentin Grimes on Being Traded from the Mavs & Knicks and His Sixers Breakout

On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Quentin Grimes of the Philadelphia 76ers for his first ever podcast appearance. And he didn’t disappoint. Quentin shares all things about starting his career with the New York Knicks, his time with the Dallas Mavericks and the team finding out about the Luka Doncic trade, being traded to the Sixers, and what led to his breakout at the end of the season. He also opens up about his relationship with JJ Redick, what he’s learned from playing with vets like Jalen Brunson, Kyrie Irving, and Klay Thompson, getting cosigned by James Harden while he was in college, and so much more. Let’s go.

0:00 Intro
0:47 Start of interview
1:15 Relationship with JJ Redick & learning to be a professional
5:20 Growing up and sports in Texas
9:57 College career - Kansas and Houston, and cosigned by James Harden
15:29 Starting his career with the New York Knicks
27:40 Time with the Detroit Pistons
30:46 Mavs career and the Luka trade
39:09 Being traded to the Sixers and his breakout
47:08 Shooting lessons from Klay Thompson
49:00 What he’s working on this summer
51:31 Playoff predictions

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Previously The Old Man and the Three w/ JJ Redick (ESPN / First Take) and Tommy Alter